ChromeWeb browser · Google
CVE-2025-13226
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedType Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 142.0.7444.59 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceType confusion vulnerability in Google Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine prior to version 142.0.7444.59 allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
ChromeWeb browser
< 142.0.7444.59< 142.0.7444.60CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if Google Chrome is installedOpen Chrome and navigate to chrome://version or go to Settings > About Chrome to see the installed version. Alternatively, check the application version on your system.Affected if Google Chrome is installed on the endpoint
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Determine installed Chrome versionIn Chrome, navigate to chrome://version and look for the 'Profile path' line which shows the version number, or go to Settings > Help > About Google Chrome.Affected if Version is displayed in the interface
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Compare version to affected rangeCompare the installed version number to the affected versions: < 142.0.7444.59 or < 142.0.7444.60. The installed version is typically shown as something like 142.0.7444.x.Affected if Installed version is lower than 142.0.7444.59 or 142.0.7444.60 (depending on the specific branch)
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Verify V8 JavaScript engine is in useThe V8 engine is the default JavaScript engine in Chrome and is always active when browsing web pages. No additional configuration needed.Affected if Chrome is used for web browsing (V8 is always enabled by default)
You are affected if Google Chrome is installed and the displayed version is lower than 142.0.7444.59 (or 142.0.7444.60 for the alternate branch).
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped142.0.7444.59142.0.7444.60
Update Google Chrome to version 142.0.7444.59 or later. Organizations should ensure automated browser patch management is enabled.
Chrome 142.0.7444.59 (Windows/Linux) or 142.0.7444.60 (Mac)
- Open Google Chrome and navigate to chrome://settings/help, or go to Menu > Help > About Google Chrome
- Chrome will automatically check for updates and display the current version
- If an update is available to version 142.0.7444.59 or later, click 'Update Google Chrome'
- Wait for the download and installation to complete
- Restart Google Chrome to apply the update
- Verify the update was successful by returning to chrome://settings/help and confirming the version is 142.0.7444.59 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-13226 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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